BOROBUDUR

Borobudur Temple is one of the greatest Buddhist monuments in the world. This temple constitute one of old monument and the best and conserved from around the world on top of that constitute one of seven world miracle. And already claimed as human culture result also the most often visited more than one million tourist fine from domestic as well as international. Meaning from Borobudur name is still not clear. Borobudur name is mixed from “Bara” word and “Budur” word. “Bara” from sansekerta language the mean temple or monastery. And “Budur” word our remember with word from Bali province “beduhur” and mean in upper, with other word the mean at upper hill.
Borobudur temple complete with philosophy ornament where is to symbolic in accordance with totality about unity of strip difference which can joined to reach principal live purpose. The relief which at wall of temple to know beauty inside to live studying, with other word Borobudur temple have art soul, philosophy and culture. Architect style from this temple don’t able same in around world. The structure which inspired to depict micro cosmos which often appear become any question, example when, what method, how long and who are this temple to built. The answer still mystery because not written document until today. Based on epigrapy which archeolog founded, This colossal relic of Borobudur Temple was built by Sailendra dynasty between 750 and 842 AD when Samaratungga king governed in Center Java; 300 years before Cambodia’s Angkor Wat, 400 years before work had begun on the great European cathedrals. Little is known about its early history except that a huge workforce - sculptors, plasterers, master masons, painters - must have been labored in the tropical heat to shift and carve the 60,000 Cu m of stone.
Sir Thomas Stanford Raffles revealed Borobudur Temple in 1814. He found the temple in wined condition and ordered that the site be cleared of undergrowth and thoroughly surveyed. The massive restoration project began from 1905 to 1910 led by Dr. Tb. van Erp. With the help of UNESCO, the second restoration to rescue Borobudur was carried out from August 1913 to 1983.]The overall height of Borobudur was 42 meters, but it is only 34.5 meters now (after restoration), and has the dimension of 123 x 123 meters. The building has 10 floors or levels: Hhumtcambharabudara, the mountain of the accumulation of virtue in the ten stages of Bodhisatva. Borobudur is located 41 km northwest of Yogyakarta, 7 km south of Magelang, Central Java.